Grover Norquist chats with Stuart Varney about the problems with the Marketplace Fairness Act. The interview was conducted before the passage of the measure; however, Norquist discusses why the measure creates a problem for online retailers, which could be left to comply with tax laws in 45 states and more than 9,600 taxing jurisdictions.

The latest video from Learn Liberty features Professor Deirdre McCloskey answering the question: “Why does 1% of history have 99% of the wealth?”

She explains that throughout the vast majority of history, individuals earned an average of $3 a day (in today’s dollars). That is, until the 1800s, when the average earning shot up drastically. Even more incredibly, in the last 30 years, the number of people who are as badly off as our ancestors has been cut in half.

People today aren’t rich because they exploit the poor, as many on the Left like to pretend, Prof. McCloskey explains. There have always been poor people and their presence didn’t cause wealth. The wealth that we enjoy is brought about by innovation, and the economic freedom to prosper.

Don’t hurt people: Pretty simple, right? Don’t hurt people, and don’t allow the government to do so either.

Don’t take people’s stuff: The basic principle that “stealing is bad” applies to the government, too. Having the government steal from your neighbor to benefit you is just as bad as stealing from your neighbor yourself.

Take responsibility: Help people yourself, don’t just wait for some government program to swoop in and “save the day.”

Work for it: Step up and work hard instead of, again, relying on the government to do everything for you.

Mind your own business: It’s not your business, and it’s definitely not the government’s business, how the people around you live their personal lives. If they’re not hurting anyone, let them be.

Fight the power: As Julie says, “Anything worth having is worth fighting for.”

Do you see a theme here? Borowski gets down to the point: get the government out of the business of running our daily lives, and liberty will prosper.